Progression of the Holocaust

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2FACTS 63% of Jewish population in Europe was killed91% of Jewish population in Poland was killedAuschwitz-Birkenau was liberated by Soviet troops on Jan. 27, 1945Found 836, 255 women’s dresses348,000 men’s suits38,000 pairs of men’s shoes14,000 pounds of human hairBut only 7,650 live prisoners

4First Stage: Definition (early 1930s)Purpose of this stage was to establish the Jewish population as “different” from the rest of societyNazis defined Jews based on so-called “scientific” evidenceJews were required to register Jews for identity cards

5DefinitionJewish people were separated from the rest of society by visible symbols-placing the label “Jew” on their clothing, passports and businessesTowards the end of this stage, Jews were required to sew a yellow star on all of their clothing

6Stage 2: Expropriation (late 1930s)Purpose of this stage was to demoralize the Jewish populationJewish properties and livelihoods were expropriated (taken away)Law forbade Jews from holding certain jobs, living in certain places, owning businesses or having bank accounts

7Stage 2Because Jews had already been identified in the first stage, it was easy to enforce the new laws against themFurthermore, Jews had already been established as different than and inferior to the rest of society, so few people objected

8Stage 3: Concentration (early 1930s, but intensified in 1939)Purpose of this stage was not only to further remove the Jewish population from the rest of society (both physically and psychologically), but also to bring the Jews into a concentrated area to make it easier to transport them to the death camps

9Stage 3German Jews were not allowed to attend school, to travel, to own phones, radios, cameras or petsIn Poland in 1939, Jews were forced to move from the countryside into sectioned-off sections of cities called ghettos

10Stage 3In the ghettos, Jews worked as slave labourers, surviving on minimal supplies of food, water and shelterHuge numbers of the Jews died in the ghettos of disease and malnutrition

11Stage 4: Annihilation (from 1941, intensified after 1942)The sole purpose of this stage was eliminate the entire Jewish population-as well as:anyone who disagreed with the Nazis; members of banned political parties (Communists and Social Democrats); Jehovah’s witnesses and members of many other religious groups; Gypsies; homosexuals; blacks; people with mental and physical disabilities

12Stage 4It began with the liquidation of the ghettos-transporting anyone who survived the liquidation to labour camps and death campsIn parts of Russia, Latvia and Lithuania, Jews ere shot or gassed by mobile killing units and dumped in mass gravesIn the rest of Europe, Jews were transported to killing centers disguised as labour camps

13Stage 4Most of the Jews who died in the death camps were gassed in changers disguised as showers—their bodies were burned in crematoriumsBefore people were killed in the death camps, one last expropriated took place—all personal property was taken from them, including clothing, shoes, eyeglasses, gold fillings in teeth and women’s hair

14NOTEIt’s very important to understand that NONE of these stages were inevitable.People could decide whether or not to enforce the laws or comply with themPeople who resisted, however, were usually imprisoned or executed.

15Chronology-specific1933Jews who worked for the government ad to give up their jobsCitizenship was taken away1934Jewish newspapers could not be sold in the streetsMarriage between Jews and Germans was illegalAll books written by Jews are burned in the streets

161935Jews cannot be in the army1936Jews could not voteJewish doctors could not work in German hospitals

171938All Jewish passports were marked with a red letter “J”Jews could not run businesses that were owned by GermansJews could not go to plays, movies or concertsJews could not go to German public schoolsAll Jewish businesses were shut downJews could not have driver’s licenses or own carsJews had to hand over all jewellery and artJews could not go to university

181939Jews must turn in their radiosJews must wear a yellow star on their coat1940Jews could not have phonesJews were sent to concentration camps

191941Jews were not allowed to leave their homes without permission from the policeJews were not allowed to use public phonesJewish schools were closed

201942Jews were not allowed to have newspapersJews were not allowed to have petsJews were not allowed to have typewritersJews were not allowed to buy meat, eggs or milkJews were not allowed to use bussesJews were not allowed to attend school